Former NFL participant Sergio Brown pleaded not responsible to murdering his mom throughout an arraignment Wednesday.
Brown was charged with first-degree homicide for the September demise of his mom, Myrtle Simmons-Brown, who prosecutors mentioned he lived with in Maywood.
The 35-year-old who performed for seven seasons as a security for the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills was additionally charged with concealment of a homicidal demise, courtroom information present.
He pleaded not responsible to the concealment cost and the 2 homicide fees he faces Wednesday, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office mentioned.
The disappearance of Brown after police found his mom’s lifeless physique wrapped in a sheet close to a creek near their residence drew nationwide consideration. Brown resurfaced days after the ugly discovering in expletive-filled social media posts calling stories tying him to his mom’s demise “fake news.”
Three weeks after police discovered Simmons-Brown’s physique, Mexican authorities detained the previous Proviso East High School and University of Notre Dame soccer participant in Mexico City and deported him to San Diego, the place he was held in custody, prosecutors mentioned in October.
According to an post-mortem carried out by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, Simmons-Brown died of blunt-force trauma.
A search of Brown’s residence revealed Ajax in a tub drain, indicating the bathtub had not too long ago been cleaned, prosecutors mentioned. His mom’s iPad, bank cards and cellphone have been lacking, however her cigarettes have been left behind, courtroom paperwork mentioned.
Cameras within the space captured Brown burning gadgets in a hearth pit the night of Sept. 14, and police later discovered burned cloth within the pit.
Cellphone exercise was found through the investigation and confirmed each cellphones of the mom and son pinging collectively Sept. 14 and 15, earlier than they stopped pinging altogether, prosecutors mentioned. When Brown was extradited U.S. Border and Customs Patrol discovered his mom’s cellphone, iPad and bank cards in a bag Brown was carrying, prosecutors mentioned.
Brown is subsequent scheduled to look in courtroom on Jan. 24.
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